A gardener sweeping leaves at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa 16 October 2013 36 views of Nihon The words ‘You Heights’ written on a building in Kanazawa Scene from the folding screen depicting the Summer War of Osaka, Osaka Castle A fence covered with lovers’ padlocks, Enoshima island An origami crane sitting on a guide book A tram heading for Hiroshima Station Autumnal trees and pond, Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa A pachinko arcade in Shibuya, Tokyo The Miyajima torii, three deer and a woman with an umbrella Cat-themed dishes at a restaurant in Osaka Hello Kitty/Osaka Castle limited edition public transport card A section of the torii path behind Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine in Kyoto Japanese beer vending machine One of the many red shrines at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto A smaller shrine at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto A bus with no passengers in Fukuoka The Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima at low tide The floating torii of Miyajima An image of a tatami room looking over Lake Kawaguchiko, Mt Fuji A Japanese bento box, containing assorted nom noms A shallow stream in Nakameguro, Tokyo, framed by cherry trees A bell outside a hillside temple in Takayama A poster for a mysterious detective agency, found in Hiroshima Manicured trees and pond at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa A painting of Mt Fuji on the side of a train The driver’s compartment of a bullet train a Tokyo Station A sweet potato and green tea ice cream cone A gardener sweeping leaves at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa A partial view of the summit of Mount Fuji, surrounded by clouds A view of a traditional tatami house in Hiroshima Prayer blocks at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto A woman in a kimono in front of a shrine at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto. A picture of the front door of our crash-pad in Nakameguro, Tokyo A strange saucer-shaped object in the sky above Kagoshima A view of Fukuoka from the JR Beetle Footprints painted on a road in Kanazawa